17.2.2020   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 54/49


Judgment of the General Court of 19 December 2019 — Sta*Ware EDV Beratung v EUIPO — Accelerate IT Consulting (businessNavi)

(Case T-383/18) (1)

(EU trade mark - Revocation proceedings - EU figurative mark businessNavi - Genuine use of the mark - Partial revocation - Article 51(1)(a) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 58(1)(a) and (2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

(2020/C 54/54)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Sta*Ware EDV Beratung GmbH (Starnberg, Germany) (represented by: M. Bölling and M. Graf, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: S. Hanne, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Accelerate IT Consulting GmbH (Ahlen, Germany) (represented by: H. Hofmann, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 2 May 2018 (Case R 434/2017-5), relating to revocation proceedings between Sta*Ware EDV Beratung and Accelerate IT Consulting.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders Sta*Ware EDV Beratung GmbH to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 294, 20.8.2018.